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Piaget Limelight
Ref. G0A42213
Sits in Piaget’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Piaget watches we list, which start at £11,400.
Price range £11,400 to £44,100 across 16 Piaget watches in stock.The Limelight Gala sits within Piaget's long tradition of treating a watch as a jeweller's object first — the same discipline that produced some of the thinnest movements ever made now expressed through a silhouette built around two elongated lugs that curve around the bezel and draw the whole piece close to the wrist. Sixty brilliant-cut diamonds, totalling approximately 0.92 carats, run along those lugs and the bezel, so the stone-setting is structural rather than decorative: it defines the shape of the case rather than sitting on top of it. At 7mm thick, the watch disappears under a sleeve completely, the silvered dial and rose-toned Roman numerals visible only when the wrist turns. The 59P inside is Piaget's own ultra-thin quartz calibre, chosen because an in-house movement — even a quartz one — allows the maison to control tolerances that matter at this kind of thickness. No seconds hand interrupts the dial; the restraint is deliberate, and the result reads as a single unbroken surface of silver and gold.
- Reference
- G0A42213
- Brand
- Piaget
- Collection
- Limelight Gala
- Case size
- 26mm
- Case thickness
- 7mm
- Case material
- Rose gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Silver
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Quartz
- Calibre
- Piaget 59P
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Gold
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 2 years
- Gem set
- Yes
Learn more about Piaget
Georges Piaget set up a workshop on the family farm in La Côte-aux-Fées in 1874, producing movements for other houses. The name did not appear on dials until 1943, and the decision that defined the company came a decade later.
In 1957 Piaget released the calibre 9P, a hand-wound movement two millimetres thick. The 12P automatic followed in 1960 at 2.3mm, then the thinnest automatic in the world. Thinness became the house obsession and its competitive territory, pursued through decades of records and continuing in the Altiplano line — including complete watches, case and all, under four millimetres.
Extreme thinness forced Piaget into a distinctive aesthetic. There was no room for conventional dials, so the company used hardstone: lapis, opal, turquoise, tiger's eye. The 1960s and 70s cuff watches, with woven gold bracelets and gem-set bezels, made Piaget as much a jeweller as a watchmaker, and the Polo of 1979 gave it an integrated gold sports watch of its own.
The company remained family-run until 1988, when it was acquired by Cartier — later folded into Richemont — and it continues to manufacture ultra-thin calibres at La Côte-aux-Fées while assembling and gem-setting in Geneva.
- 1874
- Georges Piaget founds the workshop at La Côte-aux-Fées.
- 1943
- The Piaget name is registered as a brand.
- 1957
- The 9P sets an ultra-thin benchmark at 2mm.
- 1960
- The 12P becomes the thinnest automatic movement.
- 1979
- The Polo launches.
- 1988
- Acquired by Cartier, later Richemont.
Also in 7 collections
This watch appears in the Piaget Limelight Gala range (5), Watches Under 37mm (1,793), Women's Watches (1,690), Leather Strap Watches (1,094), Silver Dial Watches (756), Dress Watches (555) and Solid Gold Watches (162).
What the specifications mean
A slim watch on leather, made for wearing with a shirt.
Strengths
- 26mm wears small and slips under any cuff
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Piaget's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Piaget Limelight alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification |  G0A42213 | O42855266004001 | L52007716 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £35,200 | £23,900 | £22,850 |
| Case size | 26mm | 26mm | 29mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 30m |
| Movement | Quartz | Quartz | Quartz |
| Strap | Leather strap | Mesh bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
Will the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Does it need a battery?
Yes. It is quartz, so expect a battery change every two to three years at a jeweller.
Is it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as women's.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference new, at £35,200. Goldsmiths list an ex-display example at £22,725.
Can I buy this ex-display?
Yes. Goldsmiths list an ex-display example at £22,725, against £35,200 new — a saving of £12,475. Ex-display watches are unworn shop stock rather than second-hand — sold below the recommended retail price, and with the manufacturer’s guarantee intact.
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